While many people could benefit from spending less time with their screens, there are families with the opposite problem. Their kids need screen-based assistive technology for daily activities, but limited access to screens is reducing the technology’s effectiveness. There are at least three reasons why someone…
September is Cortical Visual Impairment Awareness Month—CVI Awareness Month for short. If you’ve never heard of CVI, you aren’t alone. Even eye doctors often fail to recognize it: Perkins School for the Blind estimates that 80 percent of cases are…
Another Library Card Sign-Up Month is drawing to a close—but there’s never a wrong time to get a library card. Or to dig out one you haven’t used in a while. If it has been a while since your last…
“Ever since I received the Ceretone hearing aid, it’s such a relief to know that I can hear and comprehend better.” – Phillip, BridgingApps client Ceretone is a leader in hearing-aid technology—and, like Easterseals, an organization that emphasizes making assistive…
Attainment Company, a family-owned assistive-technology business in Wisconsin, is known for its apps geared toward students with intellectual disabilities and autism. Our App Search Tool includes several items from Attainment’s GoTalk® and GoVisual apps series: Good apps, especially apps with…
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: MagicSchool AI is a web-based platform designed specifically for K-12 teachers and students. With separate teacher and student tools, it helps educators quickly create lesson plans, quizzes, rubrics, presentations,…
It’s hard enough deciding which assistive technology best helps your child manage a disability. It’s even harder balancing that task with school rules and accommodations. Especially when much technology is now AI-based, and the question of whether AI enhances learning…
The BridgingApps YouTube Channel is an excellent resource for using mobile technology. Visit and subscribe to view virtual tech sessions, app reviews, success stories and how-to videos. We have recently added new content and have even more videos coming soon.…
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: IEP Says is a web-based mobile friendly tool that helps parents understand an Individualized Education Program (IEP) by translating complex information into plain language. Users upload an IEP and…
With the school year still young, now is a good time to discuss assistive technology with your children and their teachers/IEP team. Here are some recommendations for apps to use in schoolwork, project organization, or post-graduation planning. Recommended Apps Recommended…
